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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sea Water Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningArtemia Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Persica Leaf Extract
Emollient
Thymus Extract
Skin ConditioningAorta Extract
Skin ConditioningCharcoal Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Diallyldimethyl Ammonium Chloride
Glyceryl Isostearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Myrtrimonium Bromide
Preservative
Acrylic Acid
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Sea Water Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Artemia Extract, Prunus Persica Leaf Extract, Thymus Extract, Aorta Extract, Charcoal Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Diallyldimethyl Ammonium Chloride, Glyceryl Isostearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Myrtrimonium Bromide, Acrylic Acid, Isopropyl Alcohol
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinIsopropyl Alcohol is more commonly known as rubbing alcohol. It is most commonly used as a solvent, meaning it helps other ingredients dissolve.
This ingredient is an astringent alcohol. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin as they high amounts may strip away your skin's natural oils.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Isopropyl AlcoholWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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